Entries from the category 'millinery'
Posted by Rebekah Roy on July 17th, 2008
Annabel Lewis is the founder of the celebrated trimmings and ribbon shop and every stylist’s favourite haberdashery VV Rouleaux! Annabel was giving mini demonstrations as part of the Viktor & Rolf exhibition on bow making. She gave everyone a long wired ribbon and showed us how to make the perfect rose and Christmas tree bow!


My rose!

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Daisy de Villeneuve – Fashion Quote
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Tags: Annabel Lewis, haberdashery, ribbon, The Barbican, VV Rouleaux
Posted by Rebekah Roy on April 4th, 2008





We had a great shoot day. We did lots of prep for this shoot; we went to PRs and designers and found lots of fabulous dresses!!! It was an easy, happy shoot day – lots of shoots are – everyone wants to get as much out of the shoot as possible and to do a really good job. It’s great to work with people who really love and care about what they are doing – it makes a difference. The hair and make-up were great, this was really important because it brings everything to life. Alex Foden, (also Amy Winehouse’s hair stylist) did the hair, he not only styled it but did the cut & colour – how fab is he, and Samantha Hosker did the make-up!
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Food at Photoshoots
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Behind the scenes – photoshoot
I styled a shoot with hair stylist Andrew Barton for breast cancer awareness. We had two celebrities and one breast cancer survivor. This was...
Harvey Nichols Backstage Video Shoot
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Tags: photographers, photoshoots
Posted by Rebekah Roy on April 2nd, 2008

Summer Couture Hats

If I’m looking for inspiration and a good cup of tea I head to Sloane Square, where I will find my hatter. I have known Louise Mariette for some time now, and I think he might be one of the most fabulous people I will ever meet. You expect a hatter to be flamboyant, to glide across the dance floor, perhaps with a cup of tea in hand. I must say Louise is all this and more; he’s one of the most sincere and honest people you’ll ever meet – which makes him delightful. All said, he’s very creative and has discussed at length with me the art of hat making – which I find fascinating. Louise has just launched a new range, called Bejewelled – a diffusion headpiece and accessory collection. The Bejewelled collection includes headbands, tiaras, hatpins, brooches, bracelets, and necklaces. I’ve been trying them all on! I’d like to be the kind of girl who wears a tiara but I can’t seem to make it work (boo hoo!), but there are lots of other pieces that I love and actually look good in!
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Tags: hats, inspiration, Louis Mariette, millinery, Sloane Square
Posted by Rebekah Roy on March 28th, 2008

The team!!

Great Assistants!

Karen Millen hosting the event


Kit – she said she reads my blog -how cool!!!

A Louis Mariette headpiece!

There were lots of fabulous people at this event, Christina is one of them!
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Tags: Karen Brost, Louis Mariette
Posted by Rebekah Roy on March 25th, 2008

I have always loved hats – so living in London is the right place to explore this love. Canada is a place more suitable for a functional “I don’t want any more frostbite” kind of hat. I tend to like hats that are small and understated. I don’t want to be the annoying kind of person that if you’re sitting behind me at a movie or show you can’t see a thing.
This is a hat by Victoria Grant, she’s really lovely! A while back I was doing a shoot in a studio complex and realized that Victoria had her studio there so I couldn’t resist popping in and saying hello! She’s made hats for Top Shop, Julia Clancey, Cacharel, Michiko Koshino and Jean-Pierre Braganza!
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Tags: hats